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Gaius Asinius Pollio

76 BC - 4

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Gaius Asinius Pollio (75 BC – AD 4) was a Roman soldier, politician, orator, poet, playwright, literary critic, and historian, whose lost contemporaneous history provided much of the material used by the historians Appian and Plutarch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Asinius Pollio has received more than 53,123 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Asinius Pollio is the 1,254th most popular writer (down from 1,117th in 2019), the 1,371st most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,224th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Italian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 53k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Bericht des C. Asinius Pollio Über Die Spanischen Unruhen des Jahres 48 V. Chr (Bellum Alexandrinum 48-64) Auf Grund des Codex Ashburnhamensis
2023

Page views of Gaius Asinius Pollios by language

Over the past year Gaius Asinius Pollio has had the most page views in the with 15,479 views, followed by Italian (10,718), and Spanish (4,680). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (42.78%), Catalan (36.11%), and Slovak (33.42%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gaius Asinius Pollio ranks 1,254 out of 7,302. Before him are Samuel Pepys, Symeon the New Theologian, James Patterson, Elsa Triolet, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Claudio Magris. After him are Irving Stone, Bâkî, Alexander Afanasyev, Clive Cussler, Roland Topor, and Jan Kochanowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 76 BC, Gaius Asinius Pollio ranks 2. Before him is Julia.  Among people deceased in 4, Gaius Asinius Pollio ranks 4. Before him are Gaius Caesar, Hyeokgeose of Silla, and Nicolaus of Damascus. After him is Phraates V.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaius Asinius Pollio ranks 1,371 out of 5,161. Before him are Walter Bonatti (1930), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz (1936), Musa of Parthia (-40), Franco Alfano (1875), and Claudio Magris (1939). After him are Alessandro Nesta (1976), Frederick IV, Duke of Austria (1382), Angelo Secchi (1818), Vonones I (-100), Nanni Moretti (1953), and Quintus Hortensius (-114).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Gaius Asinius Pollio ranks 99. Before him are Odoric of Pordenone (1286), Giovanni Verga (1840), Maurus Servius Honoratus (363), Boris Pahor (1913), Vittorio Alfieri (1749), and Claudio Magris (1939). After him are Matteo Bandello (1484), Ubertino of Casale (1259), Ignazio Silone (1900), Quintus Fabius Pictor (-254), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), and Enzo of Sardinia (1220).

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